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One of America’s most innovative and accomplished chefs gives us a book full of deliciously original recipes both for everyday meals and for memorable entertaining. Over the course of a brilliant career, David Burke has created imaginative and irresistible updates of classic American cuisine. Now he makes it easy for the home cook to master a classic dish and then add innovative touches to make it even more tempting, in what he calls contemporary classics. In addition, he includes “Second Day Dishes,” a new and magical approach to leftovers. Here is how it works: classic Eggs Benedict with Hash Brown Potatoes and Oven-Dried Tomatoes leads to Canadian Bacon and Onion Potato Cake with Poached Eggs and Spicy Tomato Salsa, which in turn leads to Bacon, Potato, and Eggs Strudel on the second day. Traditional Broiled Shrimp with Scampi Butter and Tomato-Rice Pilaf is transformed into Sautéed Shrimp with Spinach-Lasagna Roll and Crisp Spinach, and then into Shrimp Fried Rice and Sausage the next day.A Classic Chef’s Salad Bowl can be turned into Carpaccio of Chef’s Salad, and then Chef’s Salad Bruschetta. Roast Chicken “Farmhouse Style” with Potatoes, Mushrooms, Bacon, Onions, and Apple Cider Gravy is reconceived as Seawater-Soaked Chicken with Thyme and Poppy Seed Gnocchi, and a day later can become Chicken-Potato Pancakes with Apple-Sour Cream Sauce. New York Cheesecake becomes Grand Marnier Soufflés, changed on the next day into Coconut Cheesecake Beignets with Red Fruit Sorbet and Berries. From appetizers to desserts, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—117 delectable recipes (including Titanic French Toast with Three Jams; Oh, My Cod!; Chocolate Chip UFOs; and many more of Burke’s signature whimsical creations)—a fabulous cookbook.

From the Hardcover edition.

A definitive, joyful cookbook of new-fangled gelatin recipes for cooks who want to explore this trendy throwback ingredient.Gelatin is back. Based on recent articles about gelatin and designed gelatin-based foods featured in T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Vogue, The New Yorker, and atlasobscura.com, gelatin is exploding on the culinary scene. New pop-ups in New York City are doing jelly cakes and so are influential Korean bakeries in L.A. The New York Times recently published a nostalgia-tinged story headlined, "This Thanksgiving, Make a Jell-O Salad Instead of Cranberry Sauce." But according to two-time Emmy winning producer Peter DiMario, whose pandemic hobby took him deep into gelatin cooking creativity, it's not time for more lime JELL-O salad with cottage cheese and walnuts or cherry JELL-O with canned fruit salad, it's time to take the gelatin explosion to its heights. In Jiggle, he and food veteran coauthor Judith Choate feature recipes that are sleek, fun, and modern but not pretentious. Forgotten are the pedestrian jelly molds of the past. Jiggle! is a well-rounded book of information and recipes taking a new look at working with that once stodgy foodstuff, gelatin.Following an introduction detailing the gelatin basics-the different forms (including a vegan agar-agar), how to build layers, float fruits, and suspend edible glitter-Jiggle! takes us on a colorful, wobble-filled adventure in 50 recipes, ranging from stunning desserts (like Cherries and Cream; Orange Crème Jiggly Dream; and Gimmie S'more Wiggle), cocktails and other drinks (Boozy Birch Beer Float, Bloody Mary Brunch Shot, and Jiggly Bellini), to savory dishes (My Funny Galantine and Goats 'n' Beets). Rounded out with beautiful color photography, gelatin becomes delicious, playful, edible modern art.

Beans. Affordable, full of high-value protein, with a long-lasting shelf life, beans are versatile—equally delicious in stews or salads. And now we are learning to appreciate their worth as sustainability staples. Once pushed aside by Whole30 and Plant Paradox dieters, legumes have been rediscovered by home cooks everywhere. From common classics like black and pinto to heirloom beans like Appaloosa and Dapple Greys, The Mighty Bean, written by established cookbook author Judith Choate, provides a never-ending collection of recipes to showcase these plant-based powerhouses.Including vegetarian, vegan and meat-friendly recipes, The Mighty Bean inspires a new outlook on legumes. Enjoy them as appetisers such as a Spicy Bean Dip, savour nourishing mains like Ayocote Negro Chili and delight in desserts including Red Bean Cake. No matter what the dish or time of day, the flexibility of beans is undeniable and, with vibrant colour photography, irresistible.

From its first mention in biblical references up through its emergence as the international cuisine of the nineties, yogurt has been the constant kitchen cure-all. And particularly in the last decade, nature’s greatest original prepared food has become a major staple in the American diet. Cooking with Yogurt explores the countless ways to fit yogurt into meals: as the main course; as a side dish; as a sauce for meats, vegetables, and grains; as a substitute for butter, mayonnaise, or eggs; as a complement to traditional ethnic foods; and as a low-calorie, low-fat alternative to rich dairy products.The 150 recipes in Cooking with Yogurt are delicious and healthy, yet marvelously simple to prepare. They span the entire range of culinary endeavor–from breakfast to a midnight snack, from hors d”oeuvres to mouthwatering deserts to thirst-quenching drinks. The variety will astound even the most imaginative cooks: there are recipes for Smoked Salmon Mousse, Indonesian Shrimp Barbecue, Vichyssoise, Roasted Eggplant Soup, Fajitas, Grilled Yogurt-Glazed Swordfish, and even savory breads and breakfast treats, such as Yogurt Chive Cornbread and Cinnamon Coffee Cake.Cooking with Yogurt is the perfect combination of elegant simplicity and delicious variety for all cooks everywhere.